We did away with the “eyes” nonsense some time ago, because it’s only one treaty of many. Many countries also do invasive surveillance nowadays.
In the case of VPN servers, well just because the company doesn’t reside in X country doesn’t mean that government isn’t monitoring what exits/enters their servers.
That’s why the whole “eyes” thing in regard to VPN servers makes no sense whatsoever.
VPN providers love to use “eyes agreements” in their marketing material - but this I feel is pointless. They shouldn’t be keeping any data, so there shouldn’t be anything to hand over
The “eyes” agreement is not the only intelligence gathering agreement out there, and depending on where an individual lives it actually might be of minimal importance. For example if you were living in a dictatorship your local state is likely to be a much higher priority on your list than a distant country who passively observes.
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